Eden's Escape by M. Tara Crowl

Author:M. Tara Crowl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2016-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

If anything, Delta’s dinner was a little too fresh. Once they’d sat around the table in the dining room downstairs, she served each of them what looked like a thick, raw hamburger patty topped with an egg yolk.

“Steak tartare,” she said proudly. “A Parisian specialty. Bon appétit!”

Eden looked down at it dubiously. She liked steak, but she’d always eaten it cooked.

“I filled Delta in,” Bola said. The raw meat didn’t seem to bother her at all; she dug right in.

Eden poked the egg yolk with her fork. The yellow orb started to ooze onto the meat.

“The resident genie, living here on Earth. I never would have dreamed of this.” When Delta grinned, the gap between her front teeth made her look like a jack-o’-lantern. Frederick and another zebra finch sat on her right shoulder, pecking at one another.

“Let’s focus on the matter at hand,” Bola said.

“The way I see it,” Pepper said, “we’ve got to get the lamp back from Brightly’s lab. We’ll figure out how to remove the plasma shield; then Eden can make a request for reentry.” Pepper seemed as hesitant as Eden about the tartare; she hadn’t taken a bite yet either.

Eden felt an unexpected blast of warm air on her leg. She looked down but saw nothing. She scratched the spot with the heel of her other foot.

“So first, we plan an operation to get into Brightly’s lab,” Bola said. “Eden, what type of security do they have?”

“I’m not sure,” Eden said, trying to remember. “But I’m guessing it’s pretty advanced. Everything looked really high-tech, and they controlled things using electronic tablets. Like that magnetic force that kept me stuck in the chair.” She smushed the tines of her fork into the tartare, making it flat and wide like a pancake.

“Well, we’re not dealing with amateurs,” Bola said. “Eden, stop playing with your food.” Eden speared a tiny bit of meat and put it in her mouth. Actually, it wasn’t bad.

“Are there Loyals whose powers can help us?” Pepper asked.

Eden got a surge of giddy curiosity. She’d always wanted to know this stuff. “Yeah! Do you guys know everyone’s powers?”

Bola cleared her throat importantly and threw her shoulders back. “As you know, an alum’s thousandth wish is secret unless she chooses to share it. However, many Loyal alumni have chosen to confide in me, in case any powers or skills they acquired might be useful for the cause.”

“Tell me!” Eden said. “I want to know them all!”

Bola shot Eden a glare cold enough to cause frostbite. “I can’t help thinking that sharing this information is highly inappropriate.” She sighed. “However, I suppose it’s necessary.”

“So?” Pepper asked. “Who’s going to help us? Are other Loyals on their way?”

“No. We don’t need anyone who’s not in this room,” Bola said. “Which is for the best. I’d prefer for the other Loyals not to know what’s going on. A few of them saw Brightly’s announcement and have already contacted me, but I’ve told them the situation is under control.”

“Why?” Eden asked.

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